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| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 2021 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7AC Champion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N82278 |
| MSN: | 7AC-907 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3599 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Colville Municipal Airport (63S), Stevens County, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Colville Municipal Airport, WA (63S) |
| Colville Municipal Airport, WA (63S) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft clipped powerlines while practicing a low approach at Colville Municipal Airport (63S), Stevens County, Washington.
the airplane sustained minor damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured during the incident.
Sources:
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:20-JAN-21,COLVILLE,N82278
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N82278
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/64dd2145ba4710283beb25570987f1ccaff894ca (photo)
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/235367
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2020/04/aeronca-7ac-champion-n82278-incident.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 April 2020 | N82278 | Private | 0 | Portland, OR | |
min |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2021 20:28 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Jan-2021 20:29 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Jan-2021 20:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2021 23:49 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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